Journal article
Psychopathological screening of children with ADHD: Strengths and difficulties questionnaire in a pan-European study
A Becker, HC Steinhausen, G Baldursson, S Dalsgaard, MJ Lorenzo, SJ Ralston, M Döpfner, A Rothenberger, D Coghill, P Curatolo, B Falissard, A Hervas, MF Le Heuzey, TS Nøvik, RR Pereira, U Preuss, P Rasmussen, AW Riley, G Spiel, L Vlasveld
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | SPRINGER | Published : 2006
Abstract
Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) parent version and to determine the effects of age, gender, country and investigator type (paediatrician, child psychiatrist, other physician) on the SDQ scores in the prospective, non-interventional ADORE study. Methods: The SDQ was completed for 1,459 children with ADHD (aged 6-18 years) in 10 European countries. Results: Factor analysis provided an exact replication of the original 5-factor SDQ subscale structure. All subscales were sufficiently homogeneous. The mean total difficulties and SDQ subscale scores of the ADORE sample clearly differed from UK normative data. Younger children ..
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